(CLO) Nguyet Vien Temple is a unique historical - cultural - architectural relic of the ancient village of Nguyet Vien, now in Hoang Quang commune, Thanh Hoa city. With over 400 years of history, Nguyet Vien Temple is a place to worship the village's tutelary god - Princess Mai Hoa and 18 doctors of the village.
Ancient temple over 400 years old with unique architecture
Nguyet Vien Temple was built in 1593. Based on the content engraved on the upper beam inside the relic, Nguyet Vien Temple was built at the end of the 16th century, in the year of Quy Ty, under the Quang Hung reign of King Le The Tong (1593), restored in the year of Dinh Hoi, under the Minh Mang reign (1827) and repaired again in the year of Binh Than, under the Thanh Thai reign (1896).
Nguyet Vien Temple is a unique historical - cultural - architectural and artistic relic of Nguyet Vien ancient village, now in Hoang Quang commune, Thanh Hoa city.
Previously, the communal house was located in a large-scale campus of the village, right next to the pagoda and the 9-room communal house, with a well, a stone bridge and many old trees that were green all year round with a spacious, airy landscape.
Over time, structures such as pagodas, communal houses, ancient wells, ancient stone bridges, and ancient trees were all demolished, leaving only this communal house. Up to now, this structure is located on a rather modest area of only about 2,500 m2.
At the top of the crossbeams, beams, and beams are carved dragon and phoenix heads. These images also appear in the gaps of the house structure, with many different designs, creating liveliness and high aesthetics for the entire project.
However, a building built over 4 centuries ago has many ancient architectural features with sophisticated carvings. The large, heavy wooden pillars are erected on large stone slabs. These pillars are elaborately carved, with motifs mainly of dragons, phoenixes, and unicorns - showing respect for the sacred animals in folk beliefs.
In front of the steps leading to the communal house is a pair of stone crocodiles carved in a leaning position, heads slightly raised, bulging eyes, thin noses, wide mouths, and mouths holding a precious pearl.
Along with that, the decorative patterns are also very diverse such as lotus petals, willow branches, flower buds... covering the entire building, creating a magnificent beauty for this ancient communal house.
According to Mr. Cao Xuan Mac, head of the relic management board, "Nghe Nguyet Vien was built in 1953. After several renovations, the temple still basically retains all of its ancient architectural features."
The place to worship the female Thanh Hoang and the doctors of the famous Thanh village
Unlike many other relics, the person worshiped at Nguyet Vien communal house is a female village tutelary god - with the tablet clearly stating "Chuong vi duc bao Trung hung Thuong dang than". Although there are no documents clearly stating about the tutelary god of Nguyet Vien village, local folk legends and people today believe that the tutelary god of Nguyet Vien village is Princess Mai Hoa - the king's daughter.
Because she admired the great learning of Mr. Nghe Don (in Hoan Thinh commune, Hoang Hoa district today), when he retired and returned to his hometown, she secretly followed him. However, she got lost on the way and could not find Mr. Nghe Don's hometown. Too disappointed and depressed, she threw herself into the Ma River and committed suicide. Her body floated to Nguyet Vien village and was buried by the ancestor of the Nguyen family in Nguyet Vien village at Con Trach.
After that, the village dignitaries dreamed of a girl appearing and saying that she would repay them and bless the villagers with progress in their studies and prosperity in their business. Since then, the people of Nguyet Vien village have taken the 10th day of the 2nd lunar month every year - the day of her burial - as their death anniversary and honored her as the village's tutelary god.
In addition, in the relic there is still a stele recording the names of the Doctors of Nguyet Vien village who passed the feudal examination. The first was Doctor Nguyen Trat (during the reign of King Le Than Tong) and the last person from the village, and also the last person in the whole country to pass the feudal examination was Mr. Pho Bang of the Ky Mui examination in 1919, Le Viet Tao.
In the relic, there is still a stele recording the names of the doctors of Nguyet Vien village who passed the feudal examination. The first was Doctor Nguyen Trat (during the reign of King Le Than Tong) and the last person from the village, and also the last person in the whole country, who passed the feudal examination was Mr. Pho Bang of the Ky Mui 1919 examination, Le Viet Tao.
In front of the steps leading to the communal house is a pair of stone crocodiles carved in a leaning position, heads slightly raised, bulging eyes, thin noses, wide mouths, and mouths holding a precious pearl.
Although Nguyet Vien Temple is not too large, it is a valuable work in terms of both historical culture and architectural art. The temple is a place to worship saints and talented people who have contributed to the founding of the land, helping people preserve, protect and build the country.
According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Hien: “I grew up in Nguyet Vien village, from a young age to adulthood I witnessed many village festivals and palanquin processions. This is a sacred temple, on holidays or the first and fifteenth of every month, people in the village and commune come to the temple to offer incense, pay respect, and pray for peace and for everything to go smoothly.”
Phu Thang - Le Thao
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